Shade machine



July 6 1926.

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W. H. RAMSEY SHADE MACHINE Filed m 12. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 y l :I! ll Patented July 6, 1926.

WILLIAM H. RAMSEY, or sir. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

SHADE MACHINE.

. Application filed May 12, 1924. Serial No. 712,778.

. Thisinvention has reference to improve ments in machines especially designed for applying curtain sticks to curtains, the primary object of the invention being to improve generally the construction as illustrated in my Patent Number 1,079,992,

granted December 2, 1913.

An important object of the invention is to provide means whereby the base of the machine will be supported in spaced relation with the surface on which the machine is positioned to insure a true supporting of the machine to eliminate movement of the machine while in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction which will permit the operator to handle the shade cloth and slats, on a level surface, thereby eliminating any possibility of the cloth pulling away from the operator to get out of position, while the slats are being folded into the cloth A' still further object of the invention I is to providea removable metallic support ing surface on which the sticks are positioned in the folding of the shade, thereby providin a surface which may be readily and easiy removed and replaced when it becomes worn or otherwise rendered inoperative.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the i nvention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings 1- Figure 1 is a plan view of a shade machine constructed in accordance with the invention. v

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof. 4

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on line 38 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view face on which the machine is positioned, by

through the machine disclosing the machine as completing the folding operation,

Referring to the drawings in detail, the base of the machine is indicated at 5 and is supported in spaced relation with the surmeans of the transversely extending bars 6 which are secured to the under surface of the base 5.

Extending upwardly from the base are corner members 7 which are held in position by means of the bolts 8 that extend downwardly therethrough, to which corner members 7 are secured bars 9 that support the cross head 5 and presser blade, to be hereinafter more fully described.

As shown, metallic bars 10 are supported directly under the bars 9, the bars 9 being provided with cut out portions 11 disposed adjacent to one of the respective ends thereof, which cut out portions are elongated and receive the bolts 12 that extend from the ends of the cross head and provide supports therefore. Thus it will be seen that due to this construction the cross head will be free to move longitudinally of the bars 9, but restricted in such movement by the contact of the bolts 12, with the end walls of the I cut out portions 11.

The presser blade which is indicated at 13 is supported by the right angled extremities 14% of the arms 19 that have their for ward ends secured to the under surface of the cross head 5 by means of the'bolts 16, bracing arms 18 being connected with the cross head 5 to hold the arms in proper spaced relation with each other.

An arm 19 extends from the central portion in the cross head .5 and is provided with a right angled extremity, which is secured to the presser blade 13 at a point intermediate its ends to brace the presser blade intermediate its ends.

This arm also provides a support for the bracing arm 20 that'has connection with the handle 21 which extends forwardly and connects with the cross head at 22. A curved bracing arm 24 is shown'as having its ends bolted to the cross head at 16,

while the intermediate portion thereof is secured to the handle 21, as at 25, so that the pressure exerted by the handle 21 to the cross head will be uniformly distributed throughout the length thereof.

Extending rearwardly from the ends of the cross head, are bars 26 and 27 that are connected with the supporting strip 29 to be hereinafter described, as at 28 and posiioned in such a way that they will engage the bars 9 to restrict late a1 movement of the cross head and prevent the cross head from binding at its ends.

The reference character 29 indicates a supporting strip that extends longitudinally of the base and is disposed substantially intermediate the front. and rear edges of the base 5 providing a support for the folding plate 30 which is provided with diagonally disposed slots 31 that accommodate bolts 32, providing means for securing the folding plate to the supporting strip 29 in a manner to permit of movement of the folding plate.

An operating lever is indicated at 33 and has pivotal connection with the base at 3%, there being provided a connecting link 35 that connects the operating lever 33 with the folding plate 30 so that movement of the lever 33 will result in a relative movement of the folding plate.

Cooperating with the folding plate 30 is a folding plate 36 which is mounted on the strip 37 and secured thereto by means of the bolts 38 disposed in the oblique slots An operating lever i0 is also pivotally connected to the base at 3% and is connected with the folding plate 36 by means of the connecting link 41.

As clearly shown by Figure of the drawings, the supporting strips 29 and 37 are arranged in spaced relation with each other, in which space is positioned the sup porting strip 42 provided with an upstanding fiange 43 dividing the space into lateral compartments for the reception of the shade sticks and that portion of the shade to which the sticks are secured.

Secured to the base adjacent to the forward edge thereof, is a limiting strip or gauge strip indicated at it which strip acts as a stop to be engaged by one edge of the shade when the shade is being positioned in the machine, thereby insuring the sticks being properly positioned, with respect to the end of the shade.

A curved supporting apron indicated at 46 is secured to the base of the machine and to the supporting bar if) and acts as a support for the shade which is being supplied with shade sticks and insures the shade when wound on its roller and positioned on the apron. assuming a position parallel with the folding blade and remaining in such position during the operation of folding and fastening the sticks.

In the use of the device, a shade is positioned on the apron a6 and the edge of the shade to be supplied ith the sticks is moved to a position into engagement with the strip ail, whereupon the sticks are placed within the folding spaces in a manner as illustrated by Figure 3 of the drawings. The folding pia e is moved forwardly which results in the shade being folded over the stick. The presser blade 13 is now moved to a position as shown by Figure I), and the folding plate 30 is operated to cause it to move towards the flange 13, moving with it a portion of the shade to a position over the stick directly thereunder.

After portions of the shade have been folded over the sticks in a manner as described, the presser blade is talented and the stick at the end of the shade is folded over as indicated by the arrow in Figure l and into engagement with the stick to which it is to be secured, and the presser blade moved into position on the sticks in a manner as shown by Figure 4 of the drawings.

it follows that with the presser blade resting on the sticks in a manner as shown by Figure i, the securing pins for securing the sticks together, may be applied.

From the foregoing, it will be obvious that due to this construction, the securing pins may be applied with facility, eliminating all danger of marring or marking the cloth during the stick applying operation.

I claim 1. In a machine of the class described, a base, a pair of movable folding plates mounted above the base, an apron supported by the base, said folding plates and apron having their upper surface lying in the same horizontal plane, and a pivoted holding member supported above the base and adapted to hold a shade and window stick supported on the base, for nailing.

2. In a machine of the class described, a base, spacedsupporting members mounted on the base, movable folding plates mounted on the supporting members, a plate disposed between the supporting members and having an upstanding flange formed along one edge thereof, a holding member adapted to cooperate with the flange for holding a shade and window sticks between the folding plates, and an apron secured at the forward end of the machine.

3. In a machine of the class described, a base, a plurality of supporting strips mounted on the base and having their upper surfaces in the same horizontal plane, a substantially thin supporting strip mounted on the base and having an upstanding flange. movable folding strips mounted adjacent to the supporting strip and adapted to cooperate with the folding strips, to fold a shade positioned on the machine, a piv- V oted member adapted to engage a shade and shade sticks for holding the shade sticks in position for being'nailed, and an apron secured to the machine.

4;. In a machine of'the class described, a base, supporting members mounted on the base, folding strips mounted on the supporting members, a flanged member disposed between the supporting strips and adapted to cooperate with the folding strips 10 for folding a shade positioned thereon, an apron having one end secured to one of the supporting strips, and said apron havmy; a concaved upper surface.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 1 as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signa- 

